Fissile:I hardly ever see much holiday stuff left over and offered at a discount anymore. I guess most retailers really know to estimate demand for this stuff and order just enough.

Sometimes they really screw up still, a grocery store near me is still trying to dump coversation hearts. I bought abuch of them for my sister at 50 cents for 500g in the middle of March.

It seems like more stores are better at predicting demand (or, just as likely, preferring to lose sales due to lack of stock over selling them at a loss). That said, I will be hitting up a couple stores Monday.

No scarcity of caramel eggs in Zinzinnati area. Tho they Acquired either Fondness or Addiction.

This posted quite recently to Caturday which is now open since 8A EDT. Alien mentioned lives in Vancouver BC & has long standing fondness for. They may help her stave off worsening of her long standing cancer.

I have friends that buy them and keep them. They claim they have some bacteria that makes the center 'oozier' and better. Some even claim that they 'ferment'.

I used to like them as a kid. The Mrs...used to buy me one a year. I was away on a business trip a few months ago and bought one. Three beers doesn't spike my blood sugar and make me tired like that one little egg. Woke up like I had been drugged.

Dragonflew:Were they better years ago or did I just grow up? I remember them being so awesome when I was a kid, now they're so sweet that they burn my throat.

They were better years ago. At least in the US they were. Cadbury had two factories making the eggs years ago, then they got bought out and closed the one that normally supplies the US. The other factory has a different filling recipe which is much worse.

dywed88:Fissile: I hardly ever see much holiday stuff left over and offered at a discount anymore. I guess most retailers really know to estimate demand for this stuff and order just enough.

Sometimes they really screw up still, a grocery store near me is still trying to dump coversation hearts. I bought abuch of them for my sister at 50 cents for 500g in the middle of March.

It seems like more stores are better at predicting demand (or, just as likely, preferring to lose sales due to lack of stock over selling them at a loss). That said, I will be hitting up a couple stores Monday.

Or, there are more discount stores now willing to take the overage from the mainstream grocery stores, whose shelf space is more valuable than that.